10 Perfect Rock Albums For Production

Towards the end of the ‘60s, there was nothing that the Beatles really needed to prove anymore. Going through their back catalog, they had revolutionized the rock scene two times over with the rise of the British Invasion and the Summer of Love, and they were starting to break free of their usual conventions on The White Album. The band definitely were growing apart creatively, but their final goodbye sounded unlike anything else that the rock world had to offer.

Looking to make albums the way they used to, Abbey Road was put together with George Martin at the helm, with each song taking on its own unique character. Returning with some new toys like the first Moog synthesizer, there’s almost a futuristic sound coming in on the back half of Here Comes the Sun or the barrage of white noise on I Want You (She’s So Heavy).

There are even some moments on this record that feel like they’re more suited to classical productions, like the baroque style harpsichord and overlapping harmonies in Because or finally building to a peak with the medley towards the end, weaving together bits and pieces of songs they had lying around and making it sound like one of the biggest finales that you’ve ever heard. Even though the next few years were bound to take their toll on the Fabs in their solo years, Abbey Road is still the peak of all that they're capable of: great songwriters coming together to turn their songs into something more than just notes on a page.